Sixers agree to terms with Royal Ivey
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Sixers agree to terms with Royal Ivey
Guard Royal Ivey has returned to the Sixers, coach Doug Collins told reporters today.
The 6-4 Ivey played in 71 games with the Sixers in 2008-09, averaging 3 points per game in 12.1 minutes as a reserve. Ivey appeared in 26 games the following season before he was traded to Milwaukee in the deal that brought Jodie Meeks.
He spent the last two seasons with Oklahoma City, playing in 25 games two years ago and 34 games last season. He also appeared in five playoff games as the Thunder reached the NBA Finals this past season.
In eight seasons out of the University of Texas, Ivey, 31, has averaged 3.4 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists.
Collins also announced that Kwame Brown passed his physical. The 30-year-old center will be joining his seventh NBA team since being selected with the No. 1 overall pick out of high school in 2001.
i love the pple sarcastically calling us champs....like bringing in howard and williams and any other FA this year was going to lead to us beating the heat or thunder next yr. honestly i'm good with these signings b/c i want to see what jrue, turner, moultrie, vuce and hawes have. nobody's beating the heat the next couple of years and i'd like to see if any of these guys are worth keeping. so why should we spend $ on players like humphries to try and win a championship that we can't win while these guys take minutes away from players who might be able to help us win a title in the future.— 76ers in 2076- Brown is like a son to DC... and Royal is like a brother?— jmb53
- Just a practice player, guys. He won't even be on the roster when the season starts.— jklinger
- OMG— main liner
- I'd rather have poison ivey
- Whenever I see the headline like this one, I can't wait to see the comments section, sort of like having to rubberneck an accident on the highway. You know it's going to be bad, but you have to look. I don't have any problem with this or even the Brown signing, IF they do something big that makes the team better. Every team has to sign backup players and announce it, but after Brand was amnestied, I thought that there would be at least one big move. You don't amnesty a contract like that one, spending all of that extra money, without doing something big. C'mon, Sixers!— mjc1
- This is a better move than the Brown deal. Ivey is a true veteran leader which every locker room needs. He is an insurance point guard. That's it.— philsix6
- True...but in Jrue,ET,Nick Young, and Royal Ivey...the Sixers easily have arguably the slowest backcourt in the NBA...Where's the "quick" element?...A darting penetrator as a change of pace to Jrue and ET would have been nice...Ivey will come in for defensive substitutions at the end of quarters, when DC likes to overcoach. — bearsfriend
- "We are Family..." Sister Sledge will become the Kate Smith of the Sixers!— JBP
- How sweet it is....love the move Doug....Let's bring back Tyrone Hill...what an off season it would be!— StewieLavin27
- With all of these insignificant, head-scratching moves, the Sixers should have no problem missing the playoffs.— gentian
- Are the Sixers trying to break some sort of record to see how many bums they can sign? I'd rather watch the posters on this board play; or watch paint dry. Geesh!— Xavier19
- It's becoming comical now. Are they all born under the sign of the Pisces?— Phillyburb
- I actually like this move, for what it is - I was a little worried that they might try and grab a Jonny Flynn or Aaron Brooks to fill Lou Williams role as the scoring guy off the bench. With Ivey, you get a guy who has size (for a PG) and can play some defense, and won't take up a bunch of minutes. The gameplan is hopefully to start Jrue and Nick Young with ET filling Lou's spot as the sixth man/scoring specialist. You saw what ET could do when the offense was focused around him last year, so rather than playing "who's the PG" games with both him and Jrue in the starting lineup, you let him be the focal point of your second unit. At least that's what I'm hoping they'll do.— JLB
- A joke. An absolute joke. What the hell are they thinking about?
— World
Bob Cooney has been at the Daily News for more than 20 years, working in the sports department for the past 15. This is his third season on the Sixers beat. He has covered just about everything, but mostly college basketball, where he was the La Salle beat writer for six seasons. E-mail Bob at cooneyb@phillynews.com and follow him on Twitter.
